Data by our local partner cartube.co.il has the Israeli new car market off -7.9% year-on-year in May to 22,391 sales. This brings the year-to-date tally down -13.6% to 129,230. Toyota (+11.4%) defies the negative market and repeats at #1 with a dominant 15% share. As a result, the Japanese manufacturer climbs to #2 year-to-date below Hyundai (-61%) imploding to #5 this month. Kia (-30.9%) stays at #2 but it’s Seat (+345.3%) that is the best performer of the month, up 8 spots on April to #3 with 6.9% share, all records. Skoda (-2.1%) holds steady at #4. Among Chinese carmakers, BYD (-9%) and Chery (-18.9%) disappoint and both fall faster than the market. Renault (+186.1%) and Suzuki (+10.6%) excel in the remainder of the Top 10.
Previous month: Israel April 2024: MG breaks share record in market down -8.6%
One year ago: Israel May 2023: Skoda (+88.9%) ignores market down -3.1%
Full May 2024 Top 68 All brands ranking below.
Israel May 2024 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | May-24 | % | /23 | Apr | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | Toyota | 3,364 | 15.0% | + 11.4% | 1 | 14,081 | 10.9% | + 2.2% | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Kia | 2,438 | 10.9% | – 30.9% | 2 | 13,861 | 10.7% | – 24.7% | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Seat | 1,554 | 6.9% | + 345.3% | 11 | 3,604 | 2.8% | + 15.4% | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Skoda | 1,487 | 6.6% | – 2.1% | 4 | 8,731 | 6.8% | + 18.4% | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Hyundai | 1,398 | 6.2% | – 61.0% | 3 | 15,089 | 11.7% | – 39.4% | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | BYD | 1,154 | 5.2% | – 9.0% | 6 | 9,027 | 7.0% | + 6.2% | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Chery | 1,016 | 4.5% | – 18.9% | 7 | 4,632 | 3.6% | – 35.4% | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Renault | 970 | 4.3% | + 186.1% | 8 | 3,153 | 2.4% | + 21.2% | 12 | 16 |
| 9 | Mitsubishi | 930 | 4.2% | – 19.3% | 14 | 5,121 | 4.0% | – 10.4% | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Suzuki | 806 | 3.6% | + 10.6% | 10 | 4,269 | 3.3% | – 11.6% | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | Mazda | 752 | 3.4% | – 29.5% | 9 | 6,470 | 5.0% | – 30.1% | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Citroen | 501 | 2.2% | – 15.8% | 13 | 2,857 | 2.2% | – 32.8% | 13 | 13 |
| 13 | MG | 489 | 2.2% | + 99.6% | 5 | 3,411 | 2.6% | + 57.0% | 11 | 15 |
| 14 | Volkswagen | 411 | 1.8% | – 8.9% | 15 | 2,287 | 1.8% | + 20.2% | 16 | 18 |
| 15 | Tesla | 407 | 1.8% | – 0.2% | 57 | 2,182 | 1.7% | + 18.0% | 17 | 12 |
| 16 | Mercedes | 376 | 1.7% | + 14.6% | 25 | 2,000 | 1.5% | – 27.0% | 18 | 19 |
| 17 | Nissan | 321 | 1.4% | + 23.5% | 20 | 1,645 | 1.3% | + 13.1% | 21 | 22 |
| 18 | Chevrolet | 299 | 1.3% | – 15.3% | 16 | 1,688 | 1.3% | + 0.9% | 20 | 20 |
| 19 | Peugeot | 285 | 1.3% | – 45.8% | 12 | 2,379 | 1.8% | – 48.7% | 15 | 11 |
| 20 | Lexus | 277 | 1.2% | + 78.7% | 18 | 1,131 | 0.9% | + 34.6% | 25 | 27 |
| 21 | Audi | 255 | 1.1% | – 3.8% | 24 | 1,293 | 1.0% | – 32.7% | 23 | 21 |
| 22 | BMW | 254 | 1.1% | + 22.1% | 26 | 1,329 | 1.0% | – 5.3% | 22 | 23 |
| 23 | Zeekr | 254 | 1.1% | new | 21 | 1,182 | 0.9% | new | 24 | 67 |
| 24 | Geely | 250 | 1.1% | – 44.7% | 17 | 2,432 | 1.9% | – 40.6% | 14 | 10 |
| 25 | Cupra | 228 | 1.0% | + 15.7% | 31 | 970 | 0.8% | – 14.8% | 28 | 25 |
| 26 | Subaru | 207 | 0.9% | – 30.1% | 23 | 1,751 | 1.4% | – 39.4% | 19 | 17 |
| 27 | Ora | 172 | 0.8% | + 89.0% | 34 | 931 | 0.7% | + 125.4% | 30 | 32 |
| 28 | Opel | 172 | 0.8% | – 40.3% | 29 | 850 | 0.7% | – 41.2% | 31 | 24 |
| 29 | Ford | 139 | 0.6% | + 24.1% | 36 | 956 | 0.7% | + 35.4% | 29 | 29 |
| 30 | Dacia | 137 | 0.6% | – 16.5% | 35 | 687 | 0.5% | – 3.4% | 34 | 28 |
| 31 | Forthing | 102 | 0.5% | new | 32 | 293 | 0.2% | new | 41 | 64 |
| 32 | Smart | 96 | 0.4% | new | 37 | 580 | 0.4% | new | 35 | 63 |
| 33 | Volvo | 89 | 0.4% | – 41.4% | 30 | 711 | 0.6% | – 32.2% | 33 | 26 |
| 34 | Seres | 84 | 0.4% | + 171.0% | 19 | 1,073 | 0.8% | + 109.6% | 26 | 33 |
| 35 | SsangYong/KGM | 83 | 0.4% | + 196.4% | 50 | 266 | 0.2% | + 30.4% | 44 | 41 |
| 36 | Xpeng | 82 | 0.4% | new | 27 | 1,018 | 0.8% | new | 27 | 59 |
| 37 | EVeasy | 79 | 0.4% | + 61.2% | 49 | 310 | 0.2% | + 434.5% | 40 | 43 |
| 38 | Skywell | 63 | 0.3% | + 50.0% | 33 | 441 | 0.3% | – 5.0% | 37 | 36 |
| 39 | Isuzu | 55 | 0.2% | – 26.7% | 22 | 768 | 0.6% | + 26.5% | 32 | 30 |
| 40 | Jeep | 52 | 0.2% | – 34.2% | 38 | 411 | 0.3% | – 36.6% | 38 | 31 |
| 41 | Alfa Romeo | 39 | 0.2% | + 18.2% | 48 | 93 | 0.1% | – 55.5% | 53 | 46 |
| 42 | WEY | 38 | 0.2% | + 22.6% | 39 | 284 | 0.2% | + 9.2% | 42 | 42 |
| 43 | Mini | 37 | 0.2% | + 12.1% | 42 | 189 | 0.1% | + 28.6% | 47 | 48 |
| 44 | Land Rover | 34 | 0.2% | – 30.6% | 47 | 218 | 0.2% | – 27.8% | 45 | 39 |
| 45 | Infiniti | 29 | 0.1% | + 262.5% | 40 | 128 | 0.1% | + 106.5% | 51 | 53 |
| 46 | Genesis | 28 | 0.1% | – 63.2% | 28 | 566 | 0.4% | + 14.3% | 36 | 34 |
| 47 | Leapmotor | 22 | 0.1% | – 45.0% | 46 | 87 | 0.1% | – 70.2% | 54 | 40 |
| 48 | Voyah | 15 | 0.1% | – 25.0% | 51 | 147 | 0.1% | + 70.9% | 48 | 52 |
| 49 | Lynk & Co | 13 | 0.1% | – 67.5% | 44 | 281 | 0.2% | + 50.3% | 43 | 44 |
| 50 | Maxus | 10 | 0.0% | – 44.4% | 41 | 130 | 0.1% | – 22.6% | 50 | 47 |
| 51 | Porsche | 7 | 0.0% | – 76.7% | 43 | 84 | 0.1% | – 48.5% | 55 | 50 |
| 52 | Fiat | 6 | 0.0% | – 92.1% | 52 | 407 | 0.3% | + 30.0% | 39 | 35 |
| 53 | Honda | 6 | 0.0% | – 77.8% | 53 | 125 | 0.1% | – 61.8% | 52 | 37 |
| 54 | Hongqi | 5 | 0.0% | + 400.0% | 54 | 25 | 0.0% | – 66.7% | 58 | 55 |
| 55 | Abarth | 3 | 0.0% | – 75.0% | 55 | 23 | 0.0% | – 57.4% | 59 | 56 |
| 56 | DS | 2 | 0.0% | – 83.3% | 45 | 73 | 0.1% | + 17.7% | 56 | 54 |
| 57 | MAN | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 17 | 0.0% | + 750.0% | 60 | 69 |
| 58 | Bentley | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 5 | 0.0% | – 28.6% | 64 | 62 |
| 59 | Weltmeister | 2 | 0.0% | – 33.3% | – | 4 | 0.0% | + 33.3% | 66 | 65 |
| 60 | Cadillac | 1 | 0.0% | – 98.8% | 56 | 71 | 0.1% | – 79.1% | 57 | 38 |
| 61 | Ferrari | 1 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | – | 5 | 0.0% | – 66.7% | 63 | 61 |
| 62 | Jaguar | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 4 | 0.0% | – 66.7% | 65 | 58 |
| 63 | Polestar | 0 | 0.0% | – 100.0% | – | 200 | 0.2% | + 150.0% | 46 | 49 |
| 64 | JAC | 0 | 0.0% | – 100.0% | – | 138 | 0.1% | + 84.0% | 49 | 51 |
| 65 | Maserati | 0 | 0.0% | – 100.0% | 58 | 16 | 0.0% | – 44.8% | 61 | 57 |
| 66 | Aiways | 0 | 0.0% | – 100.0% | – | 7 | 0.0% | – 98.1% | 62 | 45 |
| 67 | Aston Martin | 0 | 0.0% | – 100.0% | 59 | 3 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 67 | 66 |
| 68 | Alpine | 0 | 0.0% | new | – | 3 | 0.0% | new | 68 | 68 |